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Words starting with P

565 words defined in Malaysia Acts, from “*Peninsular Malaysia” to “purposes not prohibited under the Convention”.

565 words · showing 511 to 540

  • public company

    Defined in Finance Companies Act 1969, s 2

    “means a public company as defined in the Companies Act, 1965. (b) which by reason of any agreement or arrangement entered into between the Central Bank and any other monetary authority of another country, is deemed to be interchangeable …”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

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  • public defence services

    Defined in Legal Aid and Public Defence Act 2026, s 2

    “means public defence services pursuant to Part IV”

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  • public defender officer

    Defined in Legal Aid and Public Defence Act 2026, s 2

    “means a public defender officer appointed under subsection 4(1)”

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  • public entertainer

    Defined in Income Tax Act 1967, s 2

    “includes— (a) a compere, model, circus performer, lecturer, speaker, sportsperson, an artiste or individual exercising any profession, vocation or employment of a similar nature; or (b) an individual who uses his intellectual, artistic …”

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  • public footway

    Defined in Minor Offences Act 1955, s 2

    “means any footway made or set apart for the use or accommodation of foot passengers over which the public have a right of way”

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  • public fund

    Defined in Labuan Financial Services and Securities Act 2010, s 2

    “means a mutual fund other than a private fund”

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  • public hospital

    Defined in Akta Ubat (Iklan dan Penjualan) 1956, s 2

    “includes any public clinic, public dispensary or other public institution for the reception of the sick whether as in-patients or out-patients”

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  • public installation

    Defined in Akta Bekalan Elektrik 1990, s 2

    “means an installation operated by a licensee for the supply of electricity to any person other than the licensee: Provided that the licensee may use electricity for his own purposes where the use is consistent with the terms of the licence”

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  • public institution

    Defined in Births and Deaths Registration Act 1957, s 2

    “includes prison, lock-up, mental hospital, hospital and any other public or charitable institution”

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  • public interest entity

    Defined in Akta Suruhanjaya Sekuriti 1993, s 2

    “means the entity specified in Part 1 of”

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  • public key

    Defined in Akta Tandatangan Digital 1997, s 2

    “means the key of a key pair used to verify a digital signature”

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  • public lamp

    Defined in Akta Bekalan Elektrik 1990, s 2

    “means an electric lamp used for the lighting of any street or other public place”

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  • public lottery

    Defined in Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, s 2

    “means a lottery to which the public or any class of the public has or may have access, and every lottery shall until the contrary be proved be deemed to be a public lottery”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • public meeting

    Defined in Defamation Act 1957, s 2

    “means a meeting bona fide and lawfully held for a lawful purpose and for the furtherance or discussion of any matter of public concern whether the admission to the meeting is general or restricted; *NOTE—The Telecommunications Act 1950 has …”

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  • public moneys

    Defined in Financial Procedure Act 1957, s 3

    “means all revenue, loan, trust and other moneys and all bonds, debentures, and other securities whatsoever raised or received by or on account of the Federation or by or on account of a State but does not include Zakat, Fitrah, Baitul Mal …”

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  • public office

    Defined in Titles of Office Act 1949, s 2

    “means an office in any of the public services mentioned in Clause (1) of Article 132 of the Federal Constitution and”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • public officer

    Defined in Akta Arkib Negara 2003, s 2

    “means a person holding office or employment in any of the public services”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

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  • public place

    Defined in Local Government Act 1976, s 2

    “means any open space, parking place, garden, recreation and pleasure ground or square, whether enclosed or not, set apart or appropriated for the use of the public or to which the public shall at any time have access”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

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  • public places

    Defined in Akta Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal dan Pembersihan Awam 2007, s 2

    “means any open space, parking place, garden, recreation and pleasure ground or square, whether enclosed or not, set apart or appropriated for the use of the public or to which the public shall at any time have access”

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  • public property

    Defined in Armed Forces Act 1972, s 2

    “means any property whether movable or immovable belonging to any department of the Federal Government or held for the purposes of any such department”

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  • public records

    Defined in Akta Arkib Negara 2003, s 2

    “means records officially received or produced by any public office for the conduct of its affairs or by any public officer or employee of a public office in the course of his official duties and includes the records of any Government …”

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  • public road

    Defined in Minor Offences Act 1955, s 2

    “includes every road, street, bridge, passage, footway or square over which the public have a right of way; and the expression “in or near any public road” includes all places in the public road and all places within ten yards of it not …”

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  • public roads

    Defined in Akta Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal dan Pembersihan Awam 2007, s 2

    “means any public road which is currently repaired or maintained by a local authority or which has been transferred to or has become vested in the local authority under any written law and includes any street, square, court, alley, lane …”

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  • public ruling

    Defined in Akta Eksais 1976, s 2

    “means the public ruling made by the Director General under section 5F”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • public safety

    Defined in Akta Bekalan Elektrik 1990, s 2

    “means the obviation of danger to the general public, to public property and to streets, railways, airports, ports, canals, docks, wharves, piers, bridges, gasworks and their appurtenances and telegraphic, telephonic and other electrical …”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

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  • public sector agency

    Defined in Akta Perkongsian Data 2025, s 3

    “means— (a) the agency in charge of the public services referred to in Clause (1) of Article 132 of the Federal Constitution, except the services referred to in paragraphs (f) and (g); and (b) any statutory authority exercising powers …”

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  • public sector home financing facility

    Defined in Public Sector Home Financing Board Act 2015, s 2

    “means the facility granted by the Board to an approved eligible person”

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  • public security

    Defined in Preservation of Public Security (Sarawak) Act 1962 (Revised - 2024), s 2

    “includes the securing of the safety of persons and property, the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the life of the community, the prevention and suppression of violence, intimidation, disorder and crime, the prevention and …”

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  • public security incident

    Defined in Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link Act 2026, s 2

    “means an incident where there is a threat of harm or actual harm arising from an act that may result in mass casualties and that requires a response exceeding routine measures”

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  • public servant

    Defined in Widows and Orphans Pension Act 1915, s 2

    “means a person holding a pensionable office, an officer serving on probation or on agreement in a pensionable office in the service of the Government or a depositor in the Federated Malay States Railways Provident Fund who has completed 10 …”

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